Composition roofing-shingle.



G. W. GORE.

COMPOSITION ROOFING SHINGLE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 2. 1915.

1,150,425. Patented Aug. 17, 1915.

COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH CCU-,WASHINOTON. D. C.

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GEORGE Vv. GORE, OF JOHNSTON CITY, ILLINDIS.

i COMPOSITION ROOFING-SHINGLE.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application filed February 2, 1915. Serial No. 5,776.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE WV. Gone, M. D., a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Johnston City, in the county of Williamson, State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inComposition Roofing-Shingles; and I do hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and.

exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled'in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

r This invention relates to improvements 1n roofing tiles, compositionshingles or the like, and more particularly to a shingleof cementorother plastic materials with which is associated a novelform offastening device whereby the shingle may be conveniently laid andsecuredin position without the employment of additional securing means. 7

An object of the invention relates in the provision of a fasteningdevice of the above nature that is constructed and arranged 1n suchmanner as to provide for greater lateral play of the lower or exposedend of the shingle than is possible when employing the present typesofsecuring means.

A still further object of the inventlon 1s to provide a simple,efficient and inexpensive fastener of the character specified, the ma orportion of which may be stamped and formed from a single strip ofmaterial and a permanently molded in the shingle during the course ofmanufacture.

' With the above and other objects of similar nature in view, theinvention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement ofparts, set forth in and falling with in the scope of the appended claim.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view through a portionof a roof with my improved shingle associated therewith. Fig. 2 is aplan view of the under face of the shingle. Fig. 3 is a sectional viewtaken on the line 33 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is a perspective view of thefastener prior to its association with the shingle.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing, there .is shown aportion of a roof A of ordinary construction, including the rafter Bupon'which is laid the sheathing C, the boards being spaced a suitabledistance apart. The shingles are shown at 10 and each comprises a fiatrectangular body formed preferably of cement or other plastic materialmolded in the usual manner, the

fastening device whereby the shingle is secured to the sheathing beingdesignated by the numeral 11.

The fastenerll, generally speaking, comprises a hollow triangular bodythat is disposed intermcdiate one end of the under face of the shinglewith its base 12 in alinement with the edge thereof, there beingarranged at the apex 13 of the triangle a sharpened projection or spur14 adapted to penetrate the sheathing boards and support the shinglesecurely in position. In constructing the body portion of the fastenerthere is utilized a single strip of metal bent to provide the hollowtriangle above described with its ends brought together at one cornerthereof and crimped as indicated at 15.

Arranged on the base and each side of the triangle is an opening 16formed by punching the metal inwardly, there being likewise provided inthe apex of the triangle an opening 17 formed by punching the metaloutwardly as is apparent. Loosely engaged through the opening 17 in theapex is a relatively large tack 18 the shank thereof projecting beyondthe triangle to provide the spur above described, and the head restingwithin the angle of the apex to prevent withdrawal of the tack outwardlythrough the opening.

In forming the fastener 11 as an integral part of the shingle, the tackis inserted through the opening 17 and the triangular body properlypositioned in the mold, whereby when the cement is poured it will fillthe hollow of the triangle and cover'the tack head, the roughenedprojections of the metal surrounding the openings 16 penetrating thecement and serving to more securely an: chor the device in place. Theshingle is then removed from the mold and the cement permitted to set,the fastener lying below the under face of the shingle with the shank ofthe tack in spaced relation thereto. Thus in laying the shingles, thesheathing boards having been arranged horizontally in spaced parallelrelation, the shingles are placed in rows thereon, the lowermost seriesbeing first laid and the second and subsequent rows placed in order,with their lower ends overlapping the preceding series, all in the usualmanner. As each shingle is laid a tap is given with a hammer, upon theupper edge thereof at its juncture with the fastener, sufficient todrive the spur or tack shank into the upper edge of the adjacentsheathing board, the apex of the fastener being thus caused to rest uponthe board and assist the spur in retaining the'shingle in position.

It will be noted that by constructing the fastener with the apex onlyengaging the sheathing board, the lower end of the shingle may be movedlaterally for a considerable distance in either direction, thuspermitting oi the shingle being conveniently alined with the edges ofadjacent shingles. Should the spur become broken, bent or otherwiserendered unserviceable, the apex of the triangle itself will overlap thesheathing board sufliciently to retain the shingle in position, it beingassisted by the weight of the shingles thereaboye.

spur carried by said binding strip at the apex of the triangularprojection.

In testimony whereof, I afiiX my signature, in the presence of twowitnesses.

GEORGE lW. GORE, M. D.

lvitnesses: j J 1 a i HARRY BARLow, C. DILLARD.

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Washington, .D. G.

